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BUILDING ACT 2011 - SECT 52

52 .         Application for occupancy permit or building approval certificate for building with existing authorisation

        (1)         A person may apply for an occupancy permit to replace the current occupancy permit for a building, even if no change is proposed to the building’s use or classification.

        (2)         A person may apply for a building approval certificate for a building or an incidental structure that —

            (a)         was constructed in accordance with the written law applicable at the time of its construction; and

            (b)         on its completion, could be lawfully occupied or used without —

                  (i)         an occupancy permit; or

                  (ii)         a certificate of classification under the former provisions as defined in section 176; or

                  (iii)         any other authority under a written law that was applicable at the time the building or incidental structure was completed.



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